The Art of Music

https://as2.ftcdn.net Title of the Text: Ballad Music Author: Albert B. Friedman Title of the journal/publication: Ballad (Narrative Song) URL/WEB Address: https://www.britannica.com/art/ballad Main Idea: What is Ballad Music? it is a short narrative folk song, whose distinctive style crystallized in Europe in the late Middle Ages and persists to the present day in communities where literacy, urban contacts, and mass media have little affected the habit of folk singing. The term ballad is also applied to any narrative composition suitable for singing. Evidence that supports the main idea: "Ballad , short narrative folk  song , whose distinctive style crystallized in  Europe  in the late Middle Ages and persists to the present day in  communities  where literacy, urban contacts, and  mass  media have little affected the habit of folk singing. The term  ballad  is also applied to any narrative  composition  suitable for singing." "France, Denm

https://static1.squarespace.com Title of the Text: Gregorian Chant Authors: The Editors of Encyclopedia Britannica Tittle of Journal/Published: Britannica.com Url/Web Adress: https://www.britannica.com/art/Gregorian-chant Main Idea: What is Gregorian Chant? Gregorian Chant is a liturgical music used in the Roman Catholic Church. It is named after St. Gregory I. It was classified by 6 chant with different form that appeared in different centuries. The chant of Kyrie, Gloria,Credo, Sanctus, Benedictus, and Agnus Dei. A Gregorian Chant is composed to bring out the significance of each feast or season it is consisted of psalm and refrain. It is divided by two style Neumatic style and Psalm tone style. Evidences that supports the main idea: (According to the " Gregorian Chant") "Gregorian chant, monophonic, or unison, liturgical music of the Roman Catholic Church, used to accompany the text of the mass and the canonical hours, or divine office

https://userscontent2.emaze.com Title of the text : The Origins and History of R&B Music Author/s: Mark Edward Nero Title of Journal/Publication: LiveAbout.com URL/Web Adress: https://www.liveabout.com/what-is-randb-music-2851217 Main Idea: Where Did R&B come from? Rhythm & Blues is a term used to describe the blues influenced form of music which has been performed by African -Americans since late 1930s.The term 'Rhythm and Blues' was used for a musical marketing term by billboard magazine and to replace the designation "race music" Rhythm and Blue is most sang by African-American. R&B includes soul and funk music. What is R&B music? It is a musical form that arose in urban communities such as Baltimore and Washington DC after World War II. Evidence that supports the main idea: ''The "Rhythm & Blues" term was created to replace the designation "race music," which until then was the stan

liveabout.com Title: Ska music Author : Dermot Hussey Title of Journals/Publication : Ska, Encyclopedia Britannica URL Address : https://www.britannica.com/art/ska Main idea:                  The Ska music was influenced by rhythm and blues music with soulful and melodic delivery. The lyrics are sung quickly and shouts. Instruments play the important role in Ska music, this shows how the Jamaican loves the use of different sound in their songs. Brass, horn, saxophones, trumpets, trombone, and piano are some example of instruments that are used in Ska music. Evidences that support the main idea: “Ska , Jamaica’s first  indigenous  urban pop style. Pioneered by the operators of powerful mobile discos called sound systems, ska evolved in the late 1950s from an early Jamaican  form  of  rhythm and blues  that emulated American rhythm and blues, especially that produced in  New Orleans , Louisiana. A new beat emerged that mixed the shuffling rhythm of American